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    Dan Woike: Players know the NBA All-Star Game might be too broken to fix

    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Feb 20, 2024 4 minutes
    Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers and Western Conference All-Stars handles the ball against Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks and Eastern Conference All-Stars in the fourth quarter during the 2024 NBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Indianapolis.

    INDIANAPOLIS — Following the highest-scoring All-Star Game in the league’s history, the NBA’s signature in-season event again feels at a crossroads as attempts to make Sunday’s closing event more competitive fell flat.

    The East beat the West 211-186 in Indianapolis, a game that simultaneously stoked fears that there’s too much offense in the current product and that players don’t seem to care about playing hard in the NBA’s signature showcase event.

    “It’s an All-Star Game,” Anthony Davis said when asked about the lack of defense.

    Following an awful game in Salt Lake last season that delivered record-low ratings, the league and its players made changes

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